| Global Event: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Kiritimati, Christmas Island |
| Began: | Fri, May 12, 1911 at 5:44 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, May 12, 1911 at 7:16 pm -0.271 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, May 12, 1911 at 9:24 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 41 minutes | All Â鶹ӳ» shown on this page are local time. |
May 12, 1911 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Kiritimati. Stages and Â鶹ӳ» of the eclipse are outlined below. All Â鶹ӳ» were local time (LINT) for Kiritimati.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:07 pm Fri, May 12 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  108° | -9.2° |
| 5:44 pm Fri, May 12 | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 108° | -0.2° |
| 7:16 pm Fri, May 12 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 111° | 20.2° | |
| 9:24 pm Fri, May 12 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 122° | 48.3° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.
Cloud Coverage (May 12)
In the past, this day was cloudy 65% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kiritimati
| Eclipse Visibility From Kiritimati | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1910 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Apr 28, 1911 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| May 12, 1911 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Nov 6, 1911 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 25–26, 1912 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 21–22, 1913 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 14–15, 1913 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Mar 11, 1914 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Sep 4, 1914 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 30, 1915 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 26, 1915 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Aug 10, 1915 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 19–20, 1916 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jul 14, 1916 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jan 7–8, 1917 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Dec 27–28, 1917 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| Jun 23–24, 1918 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Kiritimati, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Kiritimati
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